02441nam 22005653u 450 991045155430332120210114015235.01-4294-5028-292-808-7081-5(CKB)1000000000334476(EBL)282198(OCoLC)476028182(MiAaPQ)EBC244169(MiAaPQ)EBC282198(Au-PeEL)EBL282198(EXLCZ)99100000000033447620130418d2006|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUnderstanding Human Well-being[electronic resource]Shibuya-ku United Nations University Press20061 online resource (411 p.)Description based upon print version of record.92-808-1130-4 Understanding human well-being; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Introduction; 1 Human well-being: Concepts and measures; Part I: Human well-being concepts; Part II: Well-being measures and applications; Part III: Well-being case studies; IndexWith more than a billion people living on less than one dollar per day, human well-being is a core issue for both researchers and policy-makers. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are a powerful reminder of this point. We now know more about human well-being and the related concepts of poverty and inequality than ever before, as a result of many conceptual and methodological advances and better data. Yet despite this, the vitality of underlying concepts and the quality of data are repeatedly challenged and there remains much to be desired, particularly with regard to the world's poorest cEqualityPovertyQuality of lifeSocial indicatorsWell-beingElectronic books.Equality.Poverty.Quality of life.Social indicators.Well-being.306.09/045McGillivray Mark939551Clarke Matthew1969-934865AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910451554303321Understanding Human Well-being2473235UNINA